UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Reforming choice-based education

Q1. Under the National Education Policy 2020 ecosystem, the Academic Bank of Credits (ABC) is hosted as a service on which one of the following apex digital platforms of the Government of India?

  • A. UMANG
  • B. DigiLocker
  • C. SWAYAM
  • D. e-Sanad

Q2. Which one of the following is the sole statutory body designated to establish and operate the Academic Bank of Credits (ABC) for higher education in India?

  • A. All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)
  • B. National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT)
  • C. University Grants Commission (UGC)
  • D. National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC)

Q3. Under the UGC's Curriculum and Credit Framework for Undergraduate Programmes (CCFUP), how many distinct exit awards are formally provided within the Four-Year Undergraduate Programme (FYUGP)?

  • A. Two
  • B. Three
  • C. Four
  • D. Five

Q4. With reference to the Curriculum and Credit Framework for Undergraduate Programmes (CCFUP) of 2022 vis-à-vis the earlier Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) rolled out from 2013, consider the following statements: 1. The CCFUP enables a standard four-year undergraduate degree with eight semesters, whereas the CBCS was structured around a three-year undergraduate degree. 2. The CCFUP formally institutionalises multiple entry-exit with Certificate and Diploma awards, a feature absent in the original CBCS architecture. 3. The CBCS mandatorily required all earned credits to be deposited in the Academic Bank of Credits, unlike the CCFUP which made such deposit optional. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. The CCFUP enables a standard four-year undergraduate degree with eight semesters, whereas the CBCS was structured around a three-year undergraduate degree.
  2. The CCFUP formally institutionalises multiple entry-exit with Certificate and Diploma awards, a feature absent in the original CBCS architecture.
  3. The CBCS mandatorily required all earned credits to be deposited in the Academic Bank of Credits, unlike the CCFUP which made such deposit optional.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 2 and 3 only
  • C. 1 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q5. With reference to the UGC's Curriculum and Credit Framework for Undergraduate Programmes (CCFUP), which of the following are correctly identified as exit awards available under the Four-Year Undergraduate Programme? 1. Certificate, on exit after completion of 1 year (2 semesters) 2. Diploma, on exit after completion of 2 years (4 semesters) 3. Bachelor's degree, on exit after completion of 3 years 4. Bachelor's degree with Honours / with Research, on completion of 4 years Which of the above is/are correctly identified?

  1. Certificate, on exit after completion of 1 year (2 semesters)
  2. Diploma, on exit after completion of 2 years (4 semesters)
  3. Bachelor's degree, on exit after completion of 3 years
  4. Bachelor's degree with Honours / with Research, on completion of 4 years
  • A. 1 and 3 only
  • B. 2 and 4 only
  • C. 1, 2 and 4 only
  • D. 1, 2, 3 and 4